History audiobooks

The Birds That Audubon Missed

By: Kenn Kaufman

Narrated by: Mack Sanderson

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers in this fascinating “blend of history, science, art, biography, and memoir” (Booklist, starred review) that is “a bird lovers’ delight” (Kirkus Reviews).

Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of... Read more

Vows

By: Cheryl Mendelson

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Home Comforts comes the “timely” (The New Yorker), “fascinating, and morally serious,” (The Wall Street Journal) story of our wedding vows—what they mean and why they still matter.

In the West, marrying is so thoroughly identified with ceremonial promises that “taking vows” is a synonym for getting married. So, it’s... Read more

The End of Everything

By: Victor Davis Hanson

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times–bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time

War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to... Read more

Жизнь в средневековом городе

By: Фрэнсис Гис & Джозеф Гис

Narrated by: Михаил Росляков

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

«Жизнь в средневековом городе» — классический бестселлер от известных историков Фрэнсис и Джозефа Гис, в котором мир эпохи Средневековья представлен на примере повседневной жизни французского города Труа, исторического центра Шампани. 1250 год. Это время — пик расцвета средневековой цивилизации, когда бывшие римские форты, такие как Труа,... Read more

Alcatraz

By: Ken Widner & Mike Lynch

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

When Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin boldly escaped from Alcatraz prison on June 11, 1962, it is widely believed that they succumbed to the waters of San Francisco Bay, though no trace of the men has ever been found, only their makeshift raft. In this reexamination of the escape and its aftermath, the Anglin brothers' nephew... Read more

Look Away

By: Jacob Kushner

Narrated by: Samantha Desz

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From a journalist and foreign correspondent, the harrowing history of how an economic crisis and far-right extremists catalyzed a shocking resurgence of violence in 21st-century Germany.

Not long after the Berlin Wall fell, three teenagers became friends in the East German town of Jena. It was a time of excitement, but also of economic crisis:... Read more

Astrid Lindgren: A short biography

By: 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies & George Fritsche

Narrated by: George Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Astrid Lindgren, Swedish writer and creator of Pippi Longstocking: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best! Read more

The Last of His Kind

By: Andy McCullough

Narrated by: LJ Ganser

Length: 13 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape—based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others.​ More than any baseball player of his generation, Clayton Kershaw has embodied... Read more

Throne of Grace

By: Tom Clavin & Bob Drury

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"As soon as listeners hear Johnny Heller's easy Western drawl, they'll know they're in for a story about the Old West."—AudioFile

The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explored the American frontier, written by New York Times bestselling authors of Blood and Treasure Bob Drury and Tom... Read more

Massacre in the Clouds

By: Kim A. Wagner

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “forensic, unflinching, devastating work of historical recovery” (Sathnam Sanghera), Bud Dajo—an American atrocity bigger than Wounded Knee or My Lai, yet today largely forgotten—is revealed, thanks to the rediscovery of a single photograph.
 
In March 1906, American soldiers on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines surrounded... Read more

Як жив український народ

By: Михайло Грушевський

Narrated by: Артем Окороков

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

У цій унікальній книжці, написаній видатним українським ученим, письменником і політичним діячем Михайлом Грушевським, стисло і доступно, надзвичайно колоритною мовою розповідається про невмирущі сторінки нашого героїчного минулого, про споконвічні устремління українського народу до волі та справедливості, про тернистий шлях до незалежності.... Read more

LA VÉRITÉ VOUS RENDRA LIBRE

By: Charles Gave

Narrated by: Philippe LEBEAU

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Le 9 novembre 1989, le mur de Berlin s’écroule. Peu de temps après l’Union Soviétique est dissoute. La guerre froide est finie, l’économie de marché et la démocratie l’emportent sur la technocratie et le totalitarisme. L’avenir s’annonce tout à la fois paisible et prospère.
Trente-quatre ans plus tard, où en sommes-nous ?
La guerre a ravagé la... Read more

The Year of Living Constitutionally

By: A.J. Jacobs

Narrated by: A.J. Jacobs

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?

“I don’t know how I learned so much while... Read more

Staging America

By: Jeffery Kennedy

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 27 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The Provincetown Players created a revolution in American theatre, making room for truly modern approaches to playwriting, stage production, and performance. In Staging America, Jeffery Kennedy gives listeners the unabridged story in a meticulously researched and comprehensive narrative that sheds new light on the history of the Provincetown... Read more

Why the Nineties Matter

By: Terry H. Anderson

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 13 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In Why the Nineties Matter, Terry Anderson provides a broad-ranging history of America in that decade. Not simply a chronological account, the book focuses on key trends that either began or gained steam then and which have had lasting effects until this day. Threading together politics, economic transformations, and sociocultural trends, he... Read more

How Would You Like Your Mammoth?

By: Uta Seeburg

Narrated by: Adi Cabral

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Did you know that Egyptians mummified beef ribs for their dearly departed to enjoy in the afterlife? That Roman gladiators were relegated to a vegan diet of grains and beans? That the fast-food hamburger was a result of a postwar, high-efficiency work ethic? This is not a cookbook; instead, How Would You Like Your Mammoth? is a chronological... Read more

The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt

By: Edward F. O'Keefe

Narrated by: Edward F. O'Keefe

Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes an exclusive audio postscript featuring archival recordings of the voices of the Roosevelts, including Theodore (one of the first US presidents to have his voice captured on audio), Eleanor, Edith, Corinne, and Alice.

An “elegant and illuminating” (Jon Meacham) family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was... Read more

Empireworld

By: Sathnam Sanghera

Narrated by: Homer Todiwala

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera explores the global legacy of the British Empire, and the ways it continues to influence economics, politics, and culture around the world.

2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational... Read more

A History of the Muslim World

By: Michael A. Cook

Narrated by: Ric Jerrom

Length: 52 hours

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Ric Jerrom traces the panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the the dawn of the modern era This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the work takes readers from the... Read more

The Witches of Scotland

By: Eliza Lynn Linton

Narrated by: Wendy Lap

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Witch-hunting plagued much of Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, but Scotland’s witch hunts were among the most severe. Combining eyewitness accounts with actual trial transcripts, British journalist Elizabeth Lynn Linton provides a fascinating glimpse into the black magic and fairy lore behind Scotland's infamous witch trials. Read more

Se vain tapahtui – Lapsensurmaaja Ingeborg Anderssonin tarina

By: Maria Bouroncle

Narrated by: Sanna Majuri

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Kylmänä kevätpäivänä vuonna 1929 Artur Andersson löytää kotoaan kolme pientä lastaan kuolleina – hänen 27-vuotias vaimonsa Ingeborg on hukuttanut lapset pyykkipaljuun ja istuu nyt pöydän ääressä.   Mikä ajoi 27-vuotiaan Ingeborgin surmaamaan omat lapsensa? "Se vain tapahtui" on koskettava ja inhimillinen kuvaus nuoresta naisesta, jonka psyykkeen... Read more

With Love, Mommie Dearest

By: A. Ashley Hoff

Narrated by: Kim Niemi

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age—until publication the following year of her daughter's memoir, Mommie Dearest.



Christina Crawford's book was an immediate bestseller, addressing the infrequently discussed topic of child abuse.



When Paramount Pictures released the film, starring Faye Dunaway... Read more

The Soviet Century

By: Moshe Lewin

Narrated by: Rich Miller

Length: 16 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic Soviet Union history traces the USSR from 1917, to its fall, offering "a master class in understanding the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet system" (Ian Kershaw, historian and Hitler biographer).



Today, the Soviet Union remains the most extraordinary but tragic attempt to create a society beyond capitalism. Yet its... Read more

Left for Dead

By: Eric Jay Dolin

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin—“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)—tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the... Read more